New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-02
MAJORITY FOR COERCION.
A scATHING SPEECH BY Mr.. PARNELL.


MR. GLADSTONE sUppoRrISG THE IRISH LEADER
TORY BEGGARs FOR MAGIsTRACIEs IN lKELAND
FIRST READING OF THE BILL
LONDON, April lin the House OF Commons To-
night w. II. Smith, First Lord of the Treasury
suqgested that If the Irish Crimes bill be read
first time tonight, the second reading could De
taken M ON Tuesday, and then there would De an
interval of week between the second reading anu
going into committee He said 1t was the lnipeIa-
tive duty of the Government to insist that the
House come to early decision on the prlnclpie oi
the bill Referring to the Land bill he said 1t was
of vital importance that the Government use every
effort to make the measure law.
Mr.. Parnell upon rising to resume the debate on
Tho Crimes bill. was loudly cheered He said
that with the production of the Land bill yesterday
Parliament had been put in possession OF the COM
nlete plan of the Government in all Its nakedness
and dishonesty The Land bill had revealed the
extent of the plot and the gravity OF the conspiracy
through which the Conservatives and LDeral-Un-
ionss intended to try to coerce tenants IN lreano
INTO the payment of impossible rents and compei
them to purchase their landlords interests at ex-
orottant rates. If the House should ever give the
Government power thus to coerce the people, the
result would most certainly b. wholesale repuoia-
tion involving immense loss to the brltisn 'aA-
payer. Hear hear y The Government were passing
fused to carry out the recommendations
of the Land Commission. If the Coercion bill were
nassed the last defence of the tenants against whole
sale robbery would be removed. In justly regulated
land purchase lay the only hope of settling the land
onestion If 1t was done at fair prices. and IN the
absence of coercion, Irish tenants would fulhi
their obligations to the last penny.
He went on to complain of the absence OF OIL
cial information concerning crime IN Ireland.
= fhann tnin M
iudges who thought crime seriously increasing.
He could quote twelve judges to show the absence
of serious crime AS to the alleged failures OF
iuries 70 convict the cases had been grossly exag-
cerated They we've utterly insufficient grounds
for DESTROYING the liberties of Ireland. Inc
National League had been called tyranny out
there was no proof that any pressure mao oeeh Pu'
on anvone to ion the League 1t purely
National body, the outcome OF genuine popular
feeling, and no branch of the League had ever been
known to exercise force in order to impress mem-
bers. -
Proceeding to discuss the provisions of the DILL
Mr.. Parnell Contended that the powers gwen the
MAGISTRATES would enable them TO send political
opponents to prison for six months TO plank pea
and prison diet No part of previous coercion acts
had ever excited so much distrust OF English
iustee as the proposal change the venue of trials
and bring Irshmen before special English Iur1es
The proposal meant a reign of judicial murder. 1t
meant that all hopes of better times which seemed
dawning upon Ireland would disappear; that
system of subornation of witnesses and wholesale
perjury before partisan juries was to prevail send
ing innocent persons to the scaffold and convcts
cell What was the only state of society that could
arise under this reign of terrorF Secret socleies
would spring ND. fostered by the sutierings OF an
oppressed nation and those who had been persistent
tha la 70 nhc
moderation might counsel in VAN. But he would
shll counsel them to submit to injustice rather
than reialiate, or do anything that might
drive Mr. Gladstone from their SIDE, or
increase his difficulties, place him in false posi-
ton with the Liberals. Their battle was now won
in Ireland lCheersl There might be some sufe'-
ing and much tyrrany yet 70 be endured but they
could be as nothing compared with "hat
the Irish people had gone through In the past.
little waiting aad the eternity proposed 1or this
hill would disappear before the brighter time when
Gladstone would be able to appeal once more to the
sense of Justice of the people of Great Britain and
receive full power to do right TO Ireland.
JCbeers.l The party which alone could
gain by violence by the people
of Ireland going beyond the law was the present
Government. That the reason this bill had
been brought forward Its object was to strengthen
the Governments own miserable position Let not
the people of Ireland fall INTO the ,Gs 2us m h sei M 10,
but he would not cease to tell them that
the situation was entirely, different from that
Of %c,d1y rive yseTs aSYh The @ people Of ireland
again bear the strain with patience. Giadstone
would not lind his action hampered OF ms handS
smiled in the great and glorious work he had un-
dertaken. Cheers. he concluded by moving
that the House resolve itself into committee 10
consider the state of Ireland.
Mr.. Harrington, amid great laughter, read let;
tiers from the knight of Kerry Lord Monck and
Others, applying on behalf OF friends ana reIatves
asked where he had obtained the letters,
he replied that he had bought them at auction.
This answer received with shouts OF laughter
MIR Harrington proceeded to explain that the prin-
cipal qualifications urged in behalf of the appll-
PoyeIs rs of ofa the Speaker said
lie was not surprised at the impatence shown by
the gentlemen opposite upon the exposure Oh thcse
unpalatable facts. but he had right, be SAID, 10
show the character OF the men at whose mercy IL
was proposed to place the liberties OF lrlfhmen
I. p. O'Connor moved to adjourn the debate .,
Mr.. Gladstone IN supporting the motion sara
there were strong reasons tor 1t. He defended MIR;
Parnelps delay in moving his amendment ana
another night for discussion. With reference TO
Mr. Parnell's speech Mr.. Gladstone said that no had
never known Of an instance in which the case made
for such bill had been so completely torn 10 rags
(Lond cheers,
William II. Smith said be was not much impressed
by MIR. Gladstone's argument. He complained be-
cause the Parnetes had not risen sooner and SAID he
was unable to accede to Mr.. O'ConEors request. Mr.
OCOnnor's motion was rejected by vote OF 36l
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Upon Mr.. Smith putting the question.
Mr.. Gladstone rose and and walked alone
down the floor into the Opposition lobby, all the
members Of the Opposition standing and cheering
hun as he did On returning to the Houso lie
was again loudly cheered
The motion for closure was carried by a vote OF
36l to 253, and the first reading of the bin was
agreed to without division.
A MONSTER ANTLCOERCION MEETING
IptIrA Anr A is announced